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I Learned How to Make Body Butter Today

July 1, 2012 by Mom on the Make 13 Comments

Coconut and Lemonade Body Butters

Coconut and Lemonade Body Butters

Have dry skin?  Love scented lotions from the fancy body and bath stores?

Well, if your answer is yes to at least one of these questions, I recommend that you try making body butter at home.  I learned how to make these rich and creamy lotions today and it is Super Fun.

Bam-Bam has a friend at preschool whose Mom has been making body butters for over a year now and invited us over for a body butter party.

I thought that the process would be very intricate and time consuming, but it actually only took two hours and was really very easy.

The body butters that you create at home are so much more rich and creamy than what you find in the stores.  It probably has to do with the freshness factor.  Also, the scents are easy to control because you add the scents yourself.  Using a pipette, you add the scent drop by drop to create the perfect strength of the scent for your personal taste.

Choosing your scent

One of the best parts of the process is getting to choose your scent.  There are many to choose from

including:  jasmine, gardenia, lemon sugar, blue raspberry, chocolate brownie, cotton candy, hazelnut, grapefruit, vanilla cupcake, root beer float and the list goes on.

 Scents for Body Butter

Scents for Body Butter

 

Preparing the Body Butter Base

We used two bases, luxury body butter base and shea butter from Save on Scents.  If you add a little shea butter, the body butter is even more moisturizing than with only the luxury body butter base.

Body Butter Bases

Body Butter Bases

You do not need to add much shea butter for a highly moisturizing effect.

Melt the shea butter in a double boiler

Melt the shea butter in a double boiler

Then add the luxury body butter base and melt together, constantly stirring.

Whip Shea Butter and Luxury Body Butter together

Whip Shea Butter and Luxury Body Butter together

Time to add Scents and Coloring

Once the body butter bases are mixed together well, it is time to gather your scents and add some color.

Scents and Jars

Scents and Jars

We lined up all of the scents with their jars and scent droppers (pipettes).  The droppers are important, because you really only want to add a little at a time to arrive at your perfect scent.

Pouring body butter base into jars

Pouring body butter base into jars

Time to add the wonderful colors and scents to the prepared body butter bases.

Adding Color and Scents

Adding Color and Scents

Body Butters ready for the freezer

Look at these beauties ready for the last step, a trip to the freezer for about 20 minutes.

Body Butters Ready for Freezer

Body Butters Ready for Freezer

Finished Product

You can get creative and make fun labels for the jars with fun colors and pictures relating to your scents.

Finished Products

Finished Products

Our Body Butter Flavors for the Day

Broadway came home with lemon sugar, jasmine, lemon tart, ocean breeze, and island gardenia.

Imagineer made root beer float, grapefruit, deep fried ice cream, awapuhi seaberry, orange whip, and blackberry.

I made jasmine, island gardenia, blue raspberry, hazelnut and lemonade.

SO fun and easy.  These butters will last for a long time as they are really rich, so a little goes a long way.

Do you have any homemade projects that you enjoy doing?  If so, I would love to hear about it below in the comment area.

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    July 2, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    I never would have thought to make my own body butter but it sounds awesome.
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    • Mom on the Make says

      July 2, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      It really is fun. I had never considered making my own lotions at home either. I’m so glad I know about this little secret now! After my swim workout this morning, I put the blue raspberry body butter on, and the smell and moisturizing effects are fantastic.

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  2. Christina Morley says

    July 9, 2012 at 8:02 am

    Hi there! I found you through the Make My Morning blog hop. I really like this post. It has me wanting to make these with my daughters! I’m now following you on Twitter and Pinterest and I’ve Google+ this and liked it with FB.

    I hope you have time to check out my parenting blog at http://abooksandmore.blogspot.com

    Tina – mom of 4, author and blogger of 5 blogs
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    • Mom on the Make says

      July 9, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Thank you for stopping by! Just checked out your recent post and I love Amanda’s artwork and her use of color. I have a four year old as well. Such a fun age! My four year old is a boy and has a TON of energy. Trying to keep up with him. 🙂

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  3. nicole says

    July 9, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    Oh this is way too cool– way.

    Aloha,
    Following ya now from Make My Morning and hopin’ that in just the teensiest tinsiest way this little follow makes your Monday just a bit sweeter. =)
    If you’re up for a bit of a ride I’d love it if you’d join us at localsugarhawaii.com where we’re riding the wave of life one little adventure at a time.

    xo,
    Nicole
    localsugarhawaii.com

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    • Mom on the Make says

      July 10, 2012 at 5:40 am

      Thanks for stopping by. I’m really enjoying my body butters, especially the blue raspberry and jasmine scents. Just hopped over to your blog and checked out your summer bag post. Really love your writing style. Very jealous that you live in Hawaii – one of my favorite places in the world. I want to be a surfer one day….. 🙂

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  4. Renee C. says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:27 am

    That’s fantastic – how easy is that? I never would have even attempted something like this! I wonder if these would be good for my son – he has very sensitive skin. Hmmm…

    I’m visiting from the Hop and I’m now following you via Twitter and Pinterest. Can’t wait to see more posts!

    Just wanted to leave you a quick word to make sure you’ve seen our Summer Reading Weekly Book Giveaway. We are giving away free children’s books all summer long and the giveaways are open internationally. Week #2 is ON! Thanks so much and have a great week. Cheers, Renee

    http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/summer-reading-weekly-book-giveaways-week-2/
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    • Mom on the Make says

      July 10, 2012 at 5:49 am

      Thanks for stopping by Renee. Love your book review blog – what a fantastic idea. I recently started having my 10 and 8 year old daughters review their summer reading books on my blog too. The review is done in a simple interview format. They absolutely love contributing to my blog and discussing their books. I am going to keep their reviews/interviews going throughout the year. I just entered your Week #2 Book Giveaway contest. 🙂

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  5. Motherhood on the Rocks says

    July 10, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    That looks awesome!

    linking up from Make My Morning!
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  6. Renee C. says

    July 10, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    I’m so glad we connected. I subscribed to your site so I can get email updates on what you guys reading. Looking forward to swapping ideas for books. Good luck in the giveaway! 🙂
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  7. Carolin F. says

    August 4, 2012 at 12:20 am

    Wow, this is amazing! I want to try it, but i don’t know what kind of colorant i could use. Do you add just normal food colors? Tank for for showing the how to. Many greetings

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  8. Kellie M says

    January 6, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    When adding the luxury body butter into the double boiler,did you use the whole container? I know it says that you don’t have to use a lot of Shea butter. What did you use for color? Can I also purchase that on the same website that you purchased the base from? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks
    Kellie

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    • Mom on the Make says

      January 6, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      Yes, we used the whole container, and then about one to two tablespoons of shea butter. The shea butter goes a long way. The colorants were purchased at http://www.elementsbathandbody.com/Water-Soluble-Liquid-Colorants-c-275.html. The colorants come in easy to use dropper bottles. You really only need one-three drops for the colors to be deep, which is nice because the dropper bottles last for a very long time. Hopefully this helps! Have fun! 🙂

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